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Update: Bowen University closed down temporarily after violent protest

The management of the Bowen University Iwo, Osun State has closed down the Baptist-owned university temporarily following a violent protest by students over lack of basic amenities.
This decision contained in a letter directed to students, dated 20th March, 2014 was titled, Notice of Closure of the University’.
Excerpts of the statement reads, ” This is to inform all categories of students that the Vice Chancellor acting on behalf of the Council, Senate and Management of the University has decided to temporarily close down the University. Consequently, all students are hereby ordered to vacate the university campus with immediate effect. A date of resumption would be communicated to you in due course”
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Bowen University Students Go On Protest Over Lack of Water and Power Supply

According to reports sent to me now, some male students of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State staged a not-too-peaceful protest today to express their displeasure over epileptic power and inadequate water supply which have been plaguing the university for some time now.
A student who craved anonymity narrated the incidence, “This issue has been going on for some time now, infact, it started during the tenure of the last VC but it wasn’t as bad as this, this new VC made it worse. At times they’ll supply light for just few hours especially in the morning, it’s just so annoying and painful. We pay over N400,000 as school fees yet we don’t enjoy all the basic amenities a private university should have. It’s not just fair.”
Didn’t you make formal complaints? “Yes we did but it’s been story upon story. Nothing has really been done.”
 
Heard some places were razed down, “Sadly it was, it took a dramatic dimension, we didn’t know it was going to escalate to this level. It just shows the level of frustration that has set in. The boys left their hostels for the temporary site and burnt some stuffs down. That’s all I can say for now.”
 
A quick update on the story. another source hinted, “you won’t believe they gave us a timetable for eating and to rub insult upon injury students were asked to take their coolers to the cafeteria, no buying of take aways. The most ridiculous is they were asked to leave their halls by 6am and not return by 4pm amongst other annoying rules. yes they destroyed things,  they had to use tear gas  to stop them.”
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